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GALLERY: Shots from Tampa Bay’s Wild Card win over Philadelphia

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers annihilated the Philadelphia Eagles in the playoffs, and there were plenty of great shots to commemorate it.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were counted out before the season. Now, they’re headed to the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs.

The Bucs destroyed the Philadelphia Eagles 32-9 on Monday, advancing to the Divisional Round. It was a Bucs affair all night, with Tampa Bay never dropping the lead at any point during the game. There are always some great shots from the beautiful Raymond James Stadium, but with touchdowns and scores galore, there are quite a few awesome pictures to behold.

Here are some of our favorite shots from the game:

WATCH: Highlights from Tampa Bay’s 32-9 win over Philadelphia

There weren’t a lot of highlights for you when the Bucs played the Panthers last week, but Tampa Bay made sure to give us a show on Monday.

There weren’t a lot of highlights to speak of when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Carolina Panthers in Week 18. The Bucs made sure to change that during the Wild Card Round.

Tampa Bay dismantled Philadelphia 32-9 on Monday night, easily forging their way to the Divisional Round. The Bucs fired on all cylinders, generally stifling the Eagles defensively and then putting up a trio of touchdowns en route to a dominant win. Yes, Philadelphia was quite bad, but the Bucs executed well on every level and got the job done to survive and advance.

Check out the highlights from the game below:

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Five stars from the Bucs’ win over the Eagles in the Wild Card Round

For the second time this year, we’re forgoing the duds — here are five stars who stood out in Tampa Bay’s big win.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took the lead on the first drive of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and they never looked back.

The Bucs destroyed the Eagles 32-9 in a playoff dismantling, putting up a dominant performance at home and punching their ticket to the divisional round against the Detroit Lions. We normally do a studs and duds list of players we deemed the best and the worst, but there was no room for that tonight — instead, like we did with the Jacksonville game, we’re showcasing five stars for the team.

Check out who we thought really shined in Tampa Bay’s big win:

Social media reacts to Tampa Bay’s dominant playoff win over Philadelphia

Bucs fans are celebrating after predictions of the No. 1 overall pick in the preseason turned into a playoff win at home for the Bucs.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers weren’t supposed to be here. And not only did they win — they won big.

The Bucs throttled the Philadelphia Eagles 32-9 on Monday night, putting up a dominant showing to advance in the NFC playoffs. The team was a three-point underdog heading into the contest, but that didn’t seem to matter much to them, as they got out in front of the Eagles and never looked back. With the win, the Bucs are now set to face off against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field for the Divisional Round.

The Bucs were counted out long before the season started, and the fans brought receipts. See what they were saying after the game:

WATCH: Bucs WR Trey Palmer hits the jets to score

The Bucs took possession right after an Eagles safety, and they made it count.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had an opportunity to do some damage after forcing a safety on the Philadelphia Eagles. And boy, did they take it.

The Bucs got the ball back up 18-9 after Hurts was called for intentional grounding in the end zone, and a few players later, they struck with a dagger. Quarterback Baker Mayfield hit wideout Trey Palmer on a pass, and Palmer turned on the jets. He evaded numerous Eagles defenders en route to the end zone, taking it to the house and putting the Bucs up 25-9 with just about one quarter left to play.

You can check out the scoring play here below:

NFL Playoffs: Live updates from Bucs vs. Eagles Wild Card game

If you can’t watch or just want to follow along, we’re live at Raymond James Stadium to give you drive-by-drive updates from Tampa Bay’s playoff game!

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Philadelphia Eagles are both fighting to stay alive this Monday night.

The two teams are squaring off in the NFC Wild Card round at Raymond James Stadium. The Bucs are playing an NFC East team at home in the playoffs for the second straight year and they’ll hope this game goes differently from the last one where they were eliminated by the Dallas Cowboys.

The Bucs have a healthy roster, with no players inactive due to injury — the Eagles, meanwhile, are struggling on that front. The two teams enter the matchup at odds with recent play, with the Bucs winning five of their last six and the Eagles losing five of their last six.

If you can’t watch the game or just want to follow along, we have drive-by-drive-updates live from Raymond James Stadium — follow along for updates!

Bucs inactives list for Wild Card game vs. Eagles

The Bucs have no injured players inactive — it’s all systems go for their playoff matchup against the Eagles.

The Bucs are about as healthy as they’ve been all year with their season on the line.

Tampa Bay released its inactives for its Wild Card game on Monday, and all players are healthy scratches. The team also elevated Patrick Laird and Jose Ramirez to ensure they get playoff checks for being on the active roster. As such, all Bucs players who were set to play will play, which is a huge boon for Monday’s matchup.

Here’s what the Bucs inactives look like for Sunday’s matchup:

  • QB John Wolford (3QB)
  • WR Rakim Jarrett
  • RB Patrick Laird
  • OLB Jose Ramirez
  • LB J.J. Russell
  • OLB Markees Watts
  • OL Brandon Walton

And here’s who’s inactive for the Eagles. Safety Reed Blankenship, who was questionable, won’t play.

  • QB Tanner McKee
  • WR A.J. Brown
  • S Sydney Brown
  • S Reed Blankenship
  • OL Tyler Steen
  • DT Moro Ojomo

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Bucs make two practice squad elevations ahead of Wild Card matchup

The Bucs are rewarding some of their practice squad players for their good work this season by giving them some playoff checks.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are making two practice squad elevations ahead of their Wild Card game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The team is elevating running back Patrick Laird and outside linebacker Jose Ramirez to the active roster on Monday. The two players have been staples of Tampa Bay’s practice squad throughout the 2023 season.

As Greg Auman of FOX Sports pointed out, it’s unlikely that those two will play in the game. The players will get a bonus for being active in the playoffs, and as a result, Laird and Ramirez are likely being elevated as an award for being solid on the practice squad for the entire year. The practice is common, and it’s one that the Bucs have participated in before.

The team’s inactives will be announced 90 minutes before the start of the game on Monday.

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Former Bucs HC Bruce Arians to appear on ManningCast Monday night

Bucs fans who like the ManningCast will see a member of the team’s Ring of Honor on as a guest Monday night.

Anyone watching the ManningCast on Monday Night Football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the Philadelphia Eagles will get to see a familiar face from (recent) franchise history.

Omaha Productions announced on Monday their guest list for the ManningCast, an alternate viewing experience for Monday Night Football that showcases Peyton and Eli Manning talking to guests while watching the game. Anyone who tunes in for the first half will get to see a member of the Bucs Ring of Honor, as former head coach Bruce Arians will be the first guest on the show.

It’s likely Arians will be in the building Monday, as he currently serves as a senior adviser to general manager Jason Licht in Tampa Bay. He’s most known by Bucs fans for his role in bringing the franchise a second Super Bowl as head coach — he served as head coach in Tampa Bay from 2019-21, and he won a championship with quarterback Tom Brady in 2020.

Arians is also no stranger to commentary, as he briefly served as a commentator on CBS in 2018 before coming out of retirement to coach the Bucs. In his stint with Tampa Bay, Arians put up a 31-18 record with five playoff wins and a Super Bowl trophy.

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Lions devour clock, outlast Rams to gain NFC Divisional Round

The Detroit Lions edged the Rams and gained a home game in the Divisional Round

The Los Angeles Rams ran out of time … and timeouts. The Detroit Lions have their first playoff win in 32 years and another home game.

The Lions defeated the Rams Sunday at Ford Field, 24-23, in an NFC Wild Card game.

They were helped by Sean McVay’s decision to call two timeouts before crunch time in the second half.

Left with the two-minute warning and one timeout, the Rams could not stop the Lions.

The key play was a pass from Jared Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown for a first down.

The Lions got the ball for the final time with 4:07 left. It took seven plays to run out the clock because the Rams were helpless against the clock.

The Lions will play host to the winner of Monday’s game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The other NFL Divisional Round game will see the Green Bay Packers at the San Francisco 49ers.